Gothic II

Game Summary

The mine valley of Khorinis. The glorious days of the once productive mines in this small seaside region were long over. Surrounded by the impenetrable magical barrier, the slaves eked out their miserable existence in this apparently natural prison.
One brave man managed to burst the bonds of imprisonment. Following his own call to freedom, he ventured deep into the subterranean temples. Willing to do whatever was necessary, he went out to banish Evil and destroy the magical barrier forever. Spurred by the hatred of men long-suppressed, the prisoners streamed trough the only pass to freedom.

...oh. Oh my. This... this is all so rather unexpected.
Well, not all of it. We knew Pilotwings was promised for 2009, so it had to be today. And truthfully, it could probably have carried the day alone. But no, we get more.
It's almost like Christmas 1991 all over again (despite not getting my Super NES until 1992) as we not only have Pilotwings on the Virtual Console, but the 16-bit love-letter that is Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth as well for the expected 1,000 points. On top of that, DSiWare gets The Oregon Trail, which some of you no doubt remember playing on your school's Apple II back in elementary school and watching everyone die of dysentery (as an aside, I still want a WiiWare version that uses Miis).
On top of Pilotwings, Castlevania, and The Dysentery Trail, there's also the WiiWare title RABBIDS Lab, which lets you customize and tease your very own Ubi-bunny inside your Wii Remote for 500 Wii Points.
And if all of that isn't enough for you, there's still more. Check it out in the press release after the cut. Read More